Day 2

Day 2 was much better than day 1.  They told us that the first day would be the worst and so far, they are right.  We had a really busy night last night.  Steve's blood pressure tanked so they were up working on him till 3:00 am.  The cause of his low blood pressure was what they call capillary leakage.  That is where all the fluid they are giving him leaks out of the capillaries and into the tissue which causes his blood pressure to drop.  He was in and out of it most of the night, but it makes me on edge when everyone is working to fix a problem.  So, needless to say, we didn't get much sleep last night.  This morning Steve perked up and seemed to do real well.  It's nice that he has a break in the torture during the day.  We got to go sit outside for about 15 mins.  They don't like him to go out for long because his heart monitor doesn't reach outside and they are keeping a close eye on that.  But it was nice just to be outside even if it was only for a few minutes.  Steve even felt good enough to play video games for a little bit today.  Then it hit with a vengeance.  He got the shakes and chills and then the fevers hit.  It's pretty miserable but they are really quick to treat the symptoms so as soon as they do that he gets knocked out and sleeps for several hours.  We even got a visit from some old friends we hadn't seen in a long time tonight.  That was the highlight of our day today.  2 days down, 3 to go.  Steve is doing great! He has a positive attitude and is handling this better than I had expected.  Miracles are happening every day.  That is one of them.